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The Herald St. John's Catholic School Newsletter January 28, 2010

In This Issue School News Catholic Schools Week Sports Miscellaneous   Principal's Message  This weekend starts Catholic Schools Week. I am very excited about seeing everyone. There are lots of activities planned for next week, with plenty of fun for everyone. If you know any new families who might like to send their children to SJCS, please invite them to the Open House on Sunday, January 31 from 10:00 to 1:00. Just a reminder about the Spaghetti Dinner. We need your help. Teachers will be busy serving dinner, so please help us to reinforce our indoor rules of no running and no yelling. Mrs. T.

School News FACTS GRANT AND AID APPLICATION FOR 2010 - 2011 SCHOOL YEAR: St. John's Catholic School works with FACTS management to help us distribute our Financial Aid dollars in a way that is objective and fair. Applications for Financial Aid must be completed online. There is no cost to a family to make this application. This fee is paid by the school. We will not be using paper applications this year but will make a computer available for any family that does not have access to the internet. Once your online application is complete you will also need to send FACTS a copy of either 2008 or 2009 tax returns and your 2009 W-2's to FACTS in order to complete this process. The deadline is FEBRUARY 12, 2010. If you do not have internet access, please call Marie Maderal in the school office (725-5507) to set up a confidential appointment to use a school computer. Annual Fund There is still time to be a part of the annual fund.  Every gift matters and the larger percentage of families donating the better our odds when we are looking for funds...believe me, we will be looking for plenty of funds for our new construction! Thank you to the 14 school families that have already contributed. Please consider a donation today...every gift matters...Thank you, Annie Volunteers Needed for Cafeteria We really need help in the Cafeteria on a daily basis. In the past, we have had two parent volunteers each day. This year, we are lucky to have one. With no backups, there are days when the cafeteria staff are stretched to the limit.  If you can help on a regular on on an "on call basis, please contact Eileen Beale at 729-6617 or dejbeale@suscomme.net 6th Grade Project We would like to inform you that our school will be participating in a program that we are calling "trash-wrappers to Cash-wrappers". This is a program that recycles wrappers and makes these wrappers into  purses, pencil holders and other such items. This program is terracycle. We will have a box in the cafeteria that students may put the following wrappers in: koolaid, cliff bars, Capri sun, Store brand snack products, Oreo cakesters and large oreo wrappers, Lays chips products, Sun chip wrappers, Hershey products, Skittles, snickers and twix. We will be sending these wrappers to teracycle at the end of every month and we will get two cents for each wrapper and that money will go to the school for more supplies that we need. Please participate in helping our school, these proceeds will  be very appreciated. Thank you, 6th Grade Class Shaw's Reward Money Earn money for SJCS just by going grocery shopping. If you register your Shaw's Reward Card online and shop at Shaw's on Tues., Wed., or Thurs. using that rewards card, 1% of what you spent goes to SJCS. All you need to do to register online is go to www.shaws.com/communityrewards know your Reward Card # and phone # and the school's ID# 49001021965. St. John's Discount Cards Have we got a deal for you! Purchase your St. John's Discount Card for just $10. It will get you discounts at all participating locations in Topsham, Brunswick and Bath.  Places such as: Mateo's Hacienda, McDonald's, Domino's, Subway, Mae's Café, The Cabin, Somethings Fishy, etc. This card is good until Dec. 2010. All you need to do is show the card when you order and the participating stores will discount your purchase. You can receive this great deal right in the SJCS office. Talk to Marie or Cathy. There is no limit to how many you can buy. They make great stocking stuffers! Tell your friends; don't miss out on this fantastic opportunity!  St. John's School Sports packs Made of forest green 210-denier nylon, this SJCS logoed drawstring pack has a black simulated leather trim at the corners for added durability. This custom Sports Pack measures 14" x 18" to keep your belongings handy. $8.00 each. Save 15%, purchase a St. John's Discount Card and a sports pack combo for $15! Catholic Schools Week Activities Sunday, January 31 - OPEN HOUSE from 10:00AM - 1:00PM at St. John's Catholic School. St. John's Catholic School junior high chorus, The Heavenly Harmonies, join the Praise Band to lead the music for 10:30AM Mass at St. Charles. Monday, February 1 - Community Day - The students and faculty will be visiting local businesses on Maine and Pleasant Streets to thank them for all that they do.  We will also be praying for them at Mass on Friday, February 5th. PLEASE HAVE STUDENTS DRESS WARMLY AS THEY WILL BE WALKING DOWNTOWN FOR ABOUT AN HOUR. Tuesday, February 2 - Student Day - The Kindergarten Class celebrates Baptism of special stuffed animals in St. John's Church at 1:30PM.  All are welcome. Wednesday, February 3 - Nation Day - SJCS Faculty and Students will be "touring the United States" in the Cafeteria 8:30AM-10:30AM Thursday, February 4 - Family Day - Theo Bee(Theology), competition testing the knowledge of our students in religion in the Cafeteria from 10AM-11AM Prayer Service - Blessing of the Families held in St. John's Church at 5PM, followed by a spaghetti dinner for SJCS families. Family Blessing and Spaghetti Dinner Family Blessing 5pm Thursday, Feb. 4th followed by the Spaghetti Dinner at 6pm in the cafeteria.  If you plan on attending the dinner please pre-pay by Monday, Feb. 1st.  $4/dinner. Friday, February 5 - Faculty/Staff Day - Mass in St. John's Church at 8AM    Classroom Parent Activity   PK- Friday, February 5th at 1pm Create a beautiful mosaic with your child - they will be displayed at the library in April. Story, puzzle, sharing time, light refreshments. Kindergarten - Thursday, February 4th at 1:30pm Parents come in and read with your child. 1st Grade -Tuesday, February 2nd 9:10am Parents come in and play math games with your child. 2nd Grade - Thursday, February 4th 1pm-2pm Parents and Students share second grade memories with the class 3rd Grade - Wednesday, February 3rd 10am-12pm Rainforest Experience:  Sample food with a rainforest theme, Insect Creations, Quetral Creation and Leaf Necklaces 4th Grade - Wednesday, February 3rd 12:20pm-1:20pm Game Hour Friday, February 5th 1:30pm-2:15pm Multiplication Bingo 5th Grade - Tuesday, February 2nd Spelling Bee in the Cafeteria 6th Grade - Thursday, February 4th 1pm-2pm Chess, Hot Chocolate and Cookies 7th Grade - Thursday, February 4th 1pm-2pm Math Games 8th Grade - Thursday, February 4th 1pm-2pm History Jeopardy   Sports  Basketball - 201  2/3          @ Trinity TBA-Raymond & Richmond All games start @ 4pm.Girls play first through the end of the season. Games are played at Sargeant gym on the campus of Bowdoin college unless stated otherwise.   Parents Association Valentine's Craft Show Volunteers are needed to chair and work at the Cafe for the Valentine's Craft show on February 6. It should be simple serving hot dogs, chips, coffee and cold drinks. Please contact Shannon Blaiche if you can help. Book Fair Volunteers I'm starting to look for volunteers to help with the book fair in March.  It will be the week of March 22-26. I need people to help at the cashier's table and people to help with the set up and take down. Times for cashier's table are between 7:45am-3:00 pm Monday thru Friday and on Friday I'm looking to have two people work all day due to Generations Day. I'll need someone to help setup on Friday the 19th most likely in the afternoon and may continue to after school. I'll need someone to help take down after 3:00pm on the 26th. There is no set amount of time you have to work anything is appreciated. Please contact Linda Coffey via email coffey@suscom-maine.net or phone 443-6935. Thanks for your response.   Nurse's Notes I would like to thank all the students, volunteers, teachers, and staff members who helped with the November 6 and January 15th Flu Clinics. Our parent volunteers: Shannon Labbe, Jill Coffin, Dianna Kruse, Kirstie Truluck, Anita Huey, Meghan Perham, Deb Snape, Kari Wiese, and Natalie Santaguida insured that the students were not only vaccinated but cared for afterwards. A very special THANK YOU goes to Mary Maderal, Kathy Capoldo and Mrs. Tostevin who made this clinic run so smoothly. St. John's School had a 70% participation rate which is fantastic. STUDENT VACCINATED: Friday, November 6, 2009 H1N1= 136 Seasonal = 106 Friday, January 15, 2010 H1N1 = 67 Seasonal = 28 Please check your youngest child's backpack for their vaccination record. A copy was sent to their health care provider but you may want to check if they received it at your child's next doctor's visit. Lynne Pelletier, RN School Nurse

Miscellaneous Car Keys found in the cafeteria.  Anyone who lost a set of keys, please contact the school office at 725-5507.  Dates to Remember 01/31/10 thru 02/06/10 Catholic School's Week 01/31 Open House at SJCS 10am-1pm 01/31 Heavenly Harmonies @ St. Charles 10:30am Mass 02/01 FULL UNIFORM 02/04 Wear your team color shirt, Free Uniform Holiday 02/04 Family Prayer & Spaghetti Dinner 02/05 Father Bob Vaillancourt visits 02/05 Mass 8am Full Uniform 02/05 Bottle Drive 02/05 Faculty Day  Parents Association providing lunch for the teachers and staff